Here are some of our favorite photos from the annual PWA Breakfast on Feb. 24, 2016. We had about 550 guests this year and some truly marvelous students and speakers.

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    PWA Expo Breakfast
    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown meets Parkrose High School student Luis Soto Nampula at the Portland Workforce Alliance Expo Breakfast on Feb. 24, 2016.
  • PWA Expo Breakfast
    PWA Expo Breakfast
    Mark Fitzloff, creative director of Wieden+Kennedy, with Grant High student Andrew Finkelman. Fitzloff was one of our speakers.
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    PWA Expo Breakfast
    Superintendent Carole Smith with student Noah Sandstrom of Franklin High at the Portland Workforce Alliance Expo Breakfast on Feb. 24, 2016. Noah and his classmates in Mr. Ryan's metals class made the apple as a gift.
  • PWA Expo Breakfast
    PWA Expo Breakfast
    Oregon Governor Kate Brown at the Portland Workforce Alliance Expo Breakfast on Feb. 24, 2016.
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    PWA Expo Breakfast
    Clodagh O'Malley of Wilson High School talks about her career experience with Jeanne Yerkovich of Portland Public Schools at the Portland Workforce Alliance Expo Breakfast on Feb. 24, 2016.
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    PWA Expo Breakfast
    Rukaiyah Adams at the Portland Workforce Alliance Expo Breakfast on Feb. 24, 2016.
  • PWA Expo Breakfast
    PWA Expo Breakfast
    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown meets Parkrose High School student Luis Soto Nampulaat the Portland Workforce Alliance Expo Breakfast on Feb. 24, 2016.
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    PWA Expo Breakfast
    The Grant Blues work their magic.
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    PWA Expo Breakfast
    Rukaiyah Adams, Gabby Riley and Aliemah Bradley at the Portland Workforce Alliance Expo Breakfast on Feb. 24, 2016. Adams is CIO of Meyer Memorial Trust and one of our speakers.

 

Visit our Facebook photo gallery of the breakfast for more great pictures.

Our speakers: Gov. Kate Brown, Meyer Memorial Trust CIO Rukaiyah Adams, Wieden+Kennedy creative director Mark Fitzloff and Portland Public Schools Superintendent Carole Smith.

Our students: Aliemah Bradley of Jefferson High, Luis Soto Nampula of Parkrose High, Clodagh O’Malley of Wilson High, Megan Ladd of Benson High, Lilly Sasse of Grant High, Miguel Campos of Franklin High and Anthony Bussey of Benson High.

Our board leadership: Board president Scott Kleiner and incoming president Natalie Miller.

Our generous breakfast sponsors: Nike and The Standard (gold); Arnerich Massena, Ball Janik, SureID and Tonkon Torp (bronze).

THANK YOU to all of the educators, employers, students, supporters and volunteers who made the breakfast a success.

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PWA Breakfast: Photo highlights of speakers, students